Gearing up for the weekend's festivities, the Billboard Music Awards announced at Ludacris is taking over the mic to host the star-studded event on Sunday (May 18).

His resume speaks for itself, as the Atlanta-born rapper owns 18 Hot 100 top 10 singles, which is the third-most of any hip-hop musician. He's also produced five number one albums on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and 29 top 10 singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.